Diane Miller is a trusted leader and attorney in the national health freedom movement. She is the perfect person to inspire readers to activate health freedom. Miller, a Minnesota attorney, began her freedom work by helping to defend a dairy farmer who was prosecuted for helping people by giving them dairy colostrum. After a successful dismissal of charges, the author joined a band of Minnesota citizens who successfully advocated for a new law that protects healing and access to healers. In Health Freedom, the author takes a deep dive into the relationship between health and law, including the ways health freedom is in jeopardy. The stories will inspire you to contemplate: • What is health freedom? • How do we heal a world dominated by conventional science, medicine, and products? • What must we consider to keep ourselves healthy? Against the backdrop of COVID-19, the world is searching for answers about health and even survival. People want clarity on freedom, liberty, and the role of government in our lives. This book will be a foundational and inspiring read for health seekers and freedom lovers—and it could not come at a more critical time.
More than 150 years after its end, we still struggle to understand the full extent of the human toll of the Civil War and the psychological crisis it created. In Aberration of Mind, Diane Miller Sommerville offers the first book-length treatment of suicide in the South during the Civil War era, giving us insight into both white and black communities, Confederate soldiers and their families, as well as the enslaved and newly freed. With a thorough examination of the dynamics of both racial and gendered dimensions of psychological distress, Sommerville reveals how the suffering experienced by Southerners living in a war zone generated trauma that, in extreme cases, led some Southerners to contemplate or act on suicidal thoughts. Sommerville recovers previously hidden stories of individuals exhibiting suicidal activity or aberrant psychological behavior she links to the war and its aftermath. This work adds crucial nuance to our understanding of how personal suffering shaped the way southerners viewed themselves in the Civil War era and underscores the full human costs of war.
Brusque Lady . . . Please meet the Jackal at the bar in the Metro Court at 10:00 PM sharp. Although it is somewhat past my his bedtime, he must speak with you on a grave matter concerning many of your clientele. Do not fail me him. Regards, The Jackal" So begins an evening unlike any other in Port Charles. When high-powered attorney Diane Miller agrees to meet with computer hacker extraordinaire Damian Spinelli, otherwise known as The Jackal, she knows she's in for an interesting night. But the stories he has to tell about some of Port Charles's most famous, and infamous, inhabitants are beyond her wildest imagination. Could these tales possibly be true? Or is Spinelli using her for some other purpose? From the deck of the Smilin' Lila to the halls of General Hospital, from the Case of the Vamping Valkyrie to the Case of the Contrived Contralto, here are Spinelli's tales of intrigue, kidnapping, murder, and more. The office of Spinelli/McCall, P.I., has never been busier. Spinelli may be a gumshoe like no other, but he will save, defend, and protect the citizens of Port Charles until the bitter end!
This book studies the meaning of suicide in the nineteenth-century South and how that meaning changed, if at all, as a result of the Civil War and its aftermath. It looks at the whole South while providing a more thorough examination than previous books of the dynamics of both the racial and gendered dimensions of suicide in the South during the long Civil War Era.
Onesie Delilah is Lilah McAfees story, from her birth in 1926 in an Alabama mill town through three-quarters of a century, against the backdrop of family and community expectations in a Southland undergoing dramatic social and economic changes. Throughout her life, Lilah yearns for a loving relationship with her beautiful and selfish mother, but their fragile bonds are shattered when in the 1950s Lilah has a romantic encounter with a black man. Her actions precipitate murder, and she must deal with her sense of involvement and her suspicions regarding the killers identity, as well as with widening rifts within her family. The events of her life take her through three marriages, from poverty to wealth, from loss and loneliness to strength and self-fulfillment. Dubbed Onesie by the Negro midwife, Lilah lives up to this recognition of her birth order and prediction of predominance, for she is resoundingly a survivor.
Filled with wisdom, inspiration, whimsy, and fun, Welcome to Prosperity by Feng Shui expert and author Diane Miller is more than a self-help book, it's a little piece of hope to illustrate how anything is possible and when you believe it you will see it. An ardent believer that life is about having options the author takes the reader on a journey to discover that it's never to late to make a positive change. In fact, no matter how messy life is, one can always choose to make better decisions and start taking the necessary steps to turn their Now Life into their Wow Life. An engaging and quick read, this delightful allegory shows readers how to listen to the universe, and when it comes to getting what you want out of life, you must be ready to make a few changes to create a life that is truly amazing. You will enjoy every minute you spend in Prosperity with Mayor Margaret Donahue, Stacey Snow and all their friends. Be sure to try a slice of the sour cream coffee cake at the Tummy's Delight Bakery & Sweet Shop - it's divine!
The Dialogue on Race and Faith project presents groundbreaking scholarship on the writings of David Ingraham and his two Black colleagues, James Bradley and Nancy Prince. Through considering connections between the revivalist, holiness, and abolitionist movements, they offer insight and hope for Christians concerned about racial justice.
This is your journal. Let these daily reflections serve as a springboard for your own deepest thoughts, imaginings, dreams, and aspirations. Journaling is a wonderful way to flow ourselves onto the page to better see the many facets of who we are. Each one of us are at different levels of understanding in our liveswhat we know, what we think we know, and how well we deal with what we dont know. Every day we are called upon to open the window of our hearts to the fresh air of new experience, not shrouded in the lingering shadows of our past. You can stand in a place of your unknowingness and be comfortable. You can thank your inner critic for sharing and move along on your path without stumbling on its words. You can be afraid and still go forward into those unknown placesthose heart places that expose us and heal us. You can fuel the fires of love and worthiness rather than judgment and self-conceit. You can find freedom in your loneliness, beauty in surrender. You can accept yourself just for who you are right now, carried on the wings of possibility into the promise of your potential. Welcome life. Whatever comes, whatever goes, in all its fullness and emptiness, enjoy this journey from within to everywhere. Reflections from Heart to Mind. Dive into the passionate heart of love. Delight in its ambrosial promise to liberate you. A compassionate heart is too full for judgment. Know the difference between the real stuff of life and desires posing as necessities. Lip service is the lazy mans dream of action.
In Running Wild Anthology of Novellas, Volume 2, Part 1 includes eleven stories that are trigger worthy. We're not kidding. You'll find cannibalism, racism, sexism, death, dismemberment, beatings, zombies, ghosts, emotional abuse, physical abuse. For fun we threw in self exploration and self discovery. Because it seemed to cut through the spice and make the broth richer.In this novella collection, we feature: Randall Brown, Ben White, Eric Lehman, Ben Slotky, Michael Washburn, Kevin Baggett, Kristen Edenfield, Richard Westley, Jordan Morille, Christa Miller, D. R. Blakeman
Films possess virtually unlimited power for crafting broad interpretations of American history. Nineteenth-century America has proven especially conducive to Hollywood imaginations, producing indelible images like the plight of Davy Crockett and the defenders of the Alamo, Pickett’s doomed charge at Gettysburg, the proliferation and destruction of plantation slavery in the American South, Custer’s fateful decision to divide his forces at Little Big Horn, and the onset of immigration and industrialization that saw Old World lifestyles and customs dissolve amid rapidly changing environments. Balancing historical nuance with passion for cinematic narratives, Writing History with Lightning confronts how movies about nineteenth-century America influence the ways in which mass audiences remember, understand, and envision the nation’s past. In these twenty-six essays—divided by the editors into sections on topics like frontiers, slavery, the Civil War, the Lost Cause, and the West—notable historians engage with films and the historical events they ostensibly depict. Instead of just separating fact from fiction, the essays contemplate the extent to which movies generate and promulgate collective memories of American history. Along with new takes on familiar classics like Young Mr. Lincoln and They Died with Their Boots On, the volume covers several films released in recent years, including The Revenant, 12 Years a Slave, The Birth of a Nation, Free State of Jones, and The Hateful Eight. The authors address Hollywood epics like The Alamo and Amistad, arguing that these movies flatten the historical record to promote nationalist visions. The contributors also examine overlooked films like Hester Street and Daughters of the Dust, considering their portraits of marginalized communities as transformative perspectives on American culture. By surveying films about nineteenth-century America, Writing History with Lightning analyzes how movies create popular understandings of American history and why those interpretations change over time.
Improve student achievement through academically focused family nights! Research confirms the link between family involvement and academic success. Yet, as student populations become increasingly diverse, educators face a daunting challenge in establishing close connections with families. Bridging School and Home Through Family Nights: Ready-to-Use Plans for Grades K-8 offers all the information, materials, and resources for planning and implementing events that build effective relationships. Drawing on their own experiences and extensive research, the authors include information on adapting events for special populations, issues around providing food and incentives, cost-saving ideas, and additional resources. Each of the book’s thirteen family night chapters is a self-contained unit that provides event procedures, needed materials, connections with national standards, and numerous reproducibles, including: • Invitations • Agendas • Sign-in sheets • Evaluation forms • Activity worksheets • Handouts • Overheads Productive family night experiences offer an enjoyable and meaningful way for schools to reach out to families and get them involved. This book is appropriate for K-8 teachers and principals or anyone in the school or district responsible for family events.
Nature's Wisdom describes, in simple, straightforward language, how to use the essence of Chinese medicine to manage personal and organizational energy.
This collection highlights our best stories from 2017 as defined by our readers.You will laugh, you will wonder, and you may even gasp. Your imagination will definitely run wild.Featuring the stylings of AJ O'Connell • Christa Miller • Keith Fentonmiller Lisa Diane Kastner • Elaine Crauder • Aimee LaBrie and previewing Dwight L. Wilson
By eliminating "fickle luck" from the sales process and replacing it with proven, visible, repeatable skills, this book offers a sure-fire method for making the sale every time. This expanded edition features the basic tenets from the first book, plus a valuable array of new features.
Four more inspirational love stories from the authors who brought you the #1 Best Selling Fairfield Amish Romance - Volume 1 Katie's First Social by Elanor Miller - Katie has waited years for her first social, but when disaster strikes, she fears all is lost until something unexpected happens New Beginnings by Diane Burkholder - A story of lost love, starting over, and ultimately finding true love. Amish Love Letters by Susan Vail - Matthew has spent his life writing love letters to the girl he planned to marry, but God may have other plans. Redeemed by Isabell Weaver - A story about being redeemed int he eyes of God and man.
What do you want most in your life?Do you want more money, better health, less stress, more time, a job promotion, or a new mate? These are things that people, just like you, have achieved by applying proven Feng Shui principles to various areas of their life. This book is filled with quick, easy and affordable ideas, as well as remarkable success stories from people who were willing to give Feng Shui a try. Will you be the next success story? Diane and Linda take you on a journey that will help you discover the way to begin living your dreams now and create your own personal paradise. Instant Feng Shui – Just Add Wind and Water is more than a Feng Shui “how to” book—it is a powerful invitation to turn your NOW Life into a WOW Life. Discover:• How to be a money magnet• Nine ways to spice up your love life• The scoop on getting what you want• How to flaunt your Feng Shui flair• Miracle cures for tired spirits• How to bless your life with helpful people• How your life can have a five-star rating
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